Bracket.



M. 849,898. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

H. T. HOLLAND. Q

BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1a, 1906.

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BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

,Ea.ten.ted. April 9, 1907.

Application filed Jul 13,1906. Serial No. 326,099-

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY T. HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is a bracket adaptedto be attached to a wall or the like,and particularly suitable and useful as a support for gasmeters andother similar objects.

It is characterized by simplicity and cheapness, which are highlydesirable in brackets of the kind, and also by novel means for attachingthe bracket to the wall.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front view thereof. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a top view thereof. Eig. 4. is a side view of the bracketfolded.

The frame of the bracket is preferably made of wire and has an upper\l-shapcd supportingpiece bent to form two arms 6, which are attached tothe wall at their free ends, the apex of the V extending outwardly. Thebrace consists of a piece of wire bent to form a pair of arms 7, whichare hooked, as at 8, at their upper ends through loops 9, formed by acoil or bend in the arms (5, near the outer end thereof.

The-arms 6 are attached to the wall or supporting structure by means ofswivelingdisks 10, which have holes 11 to receive the nails or screws bywhich they are fastened to the wall. The disks are made of thin sheetmetal and are provided with holes 12 near the edge, through which thearms 6 extend, the arms being upset at the ends, as at 13, so that thedisks will not come off. The disks are free to turn on the arms and canthus be turned around and fastened at any angle with respect to thearms, so that the attaching nail or screw will be sure to hit a lath ina plastered wall.

The lower end of the braces 7 is attached to the wall by a disk 14, madesimilarly of sheet metal, provided with a hole 15 to rcceive theattaching nail or screw. This disk is connected to the brace at the bendthereof by means of a tongue 16, which is looped around the wire of thebrace. Said disk 14 may thus be turned up or down for attachment to thewall.

The device is capable of adjustment or alteration of shape to a certainextent. Thus the flexibility of the wire allows the arms 6 to be spreadso as to make the bracket of greater width and less projection, or theycan,

The device is thus capable. of use in close 'quarters or narrow spaceswhere an inflexible bracket could not be accommodated. By spreading thearms until they stand at a right angle an ellicient corner-bracket for asquare corner is produced, one arm being attached to each wall and thebrace being attached at the corner. For other angles or situations othernecessary adjustments may be made. Furthermore, an improved feature ofthe device is. that the brackets can be folded to a small space fortransportation or storage. The hinge connection at 9 allows the braccs'7to be swung up to substantially the same plane as the arms 6, so thatthe devices may be packed and carried flat. The devices have but littleweight, but are nevertheless sullicicntly strong, even when made oflight wire, to support a gas-meter or the like. For heavier work heavierwire can be used, or the brackets may be made of heavier metal bars.

1. A bracket comprising a supporting-arm, a brace, and a fasteningdevice at the end of the arm rotatable around the same.

2-. A bracket comprising a supporting-arm, a brace, and a fastening forthe arm consisting of a disk connected to the arm and which may beturned around the same as an axis.

3. A wallfastening for a bracket, comprising a sheet-metal disk having ahole near its edge through which the arm of the bracket extends, so thatthe disk may be turned around the arm.

A bracket comprising a supporting-arm, a brace, and a fastenerconsisting of a sheetmctal disk having a hole near its edge throughwhich the arm extends loosely, the end of the arm being upset behind thedisk.

5. A bracket comprising a pair of spaced arms flexibly connected attheir front ends and having fastening devices at their rear ends, and abrace hinged to the arms at its upper end and having a fastening deviceat its lower end.

6. A bracket comprising a piece of wire bent to form a pair ofsupporting-arms located beside each other and having fastening devicesat their ends, and another piece of wire bent to form a brace for botharms and hinged at its upper end to the arms and probe brought togetherwith the opposite resultfio vidded with a fastening'device at its lower3 en 7. A bracket comprising a piece of wire bent to form a pair ofsupporting-arms extending at an angle to each other and adjustable bybending to vary the angle, and a brace comprising a piece of wire bentto form two branches each of which is hinged at the end to one of thearms.

8. A folding bracket comprising a piece of wire bent to form a pair ofspaced supporting-arms and a loop in each arm, and a piece of wire bentto form a brace for both arms, the ends of said piefce being hooked intothe loops.

9. A bracket comprising a piece of Wire bent tov form a pair ofsupporting-arms and having swiveling-disks at their ends, and a piece ofwire bent to form a brace for both arms and hinged at its upper ends tosaid 811518 and having a hinged disk at its lower en In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY T. HOLLAND.

lVitnesses:

A. C. MAGNULTY, HENRY A. HEISER.

